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Lettert- .Patent No. 73,971, dated .February 4, 1868.

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I, WILLIAM T. HARD/IAR, ofA the oity, county, and State of' New York, have invented a new und useful deviee, viz, e Steel ToeCorl or Sharp, nttechable to any smooth horse-shoe by means of a clip, flexible metal strapi lever-hooks, andleather strap, with stop, such as represented also an iron (or other metal) snow-plate, attaeh able to the shoe hy means of the clip and hole and leather loop and strnp, as represented in the plan hereunito annexed; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description ot' the sume, referenee being hn' to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 representsl the steel lshoe-sharp or point, with clip for fnstening it to the shoe, flexible iron (or other metal) strap, and iron lever-hook.-

Figure 2 represents the iron (or other metal) snow-plate, with square hole and leather loop. IFigure 3 represents the horses hoof with shoe, and shoe-sharp fastened thereto. Figure 4 lrepresents the bottom of -the hooil with shoe, toecork or sharp, and snow-plate attached; also leather loop and strap.

' Figure 5 represents the bottom of' the hoof, with shoe and sharp, without snow-plate.

Figure Grepresents a side view of hooi' and section oi`shoe and sharp, showingtho manner of fastening it te the shoe and hoof. I

Figure 7 represents e. section of the strap with leather stop. Letter A, gs. l, Il, 5, and 6,1epresents'the clip, made of soft iron, to which the toe-cork or sharp is Welded, griping under the toe of' the shoe close to the hoof.

'Letter B, gs. l, 3, il, 5, and 6, represents the toe-cork or sharp, of steel, welded to the clip.

Letter C, figs. 3,4, 5,*and 6, represents a flexible strap, of Norway iron or other soft, tenacious metal, fastened to the lclip with a rivet capable of being bent, without breaking, when the sharp is fastened or loosened vfrom the shoe, and when thus fastened it closely hugs the hoof.

Letter D, figs. l, 3, 4, 5, and 6, represents an iron lever-hook, riveted to the exible strap, and inside of strong, herd iron, for the purpose of receiving the leather strap, and thus securing the toe-cork or sharp-to the hoof.

Letter E, figs. 3, 4,-and 6, represents a leather strep, with buckle and stop, used for the purpose of fastening the snow-plate and toe-cork or sharp to the hoof, by spanning the same.

Letter F, figs. 2, 4, und 6, represents a leather loop riveted to the heel ofV the snow-plate, for the purpose of atilmitting the leather strap through it, sonas to hold it to the hoof.

Letter G, figs. 4 and-7, represents a leather stop riveted t the strap, for the purpose of keeping the leverhooks in their proper places, and preventing the leather strnplrom sliding on the hoof.

Letter H, figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6, represents the horse-shoe.

Letter I, figs. 2, 4, and 6, vrepresents the snow-plate, of iron or other metal.

Letter K, figs. 3, 5, and 6, represents the hoot` of the horse.

Letter L, iig. 2, represents a square 'hole in the snow-plate, through which the clip is inserted when the plate is fastened to the shoe.

Letter M, figs. 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 5, and 7, represents rivets.v

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The steel tee-cork or sharp, attachable to any smooth horseshoe by means of e clip, flexible metal straps; also an iron (or other metal) snow-plate, uttnchuhle to the shoe by Ineens of the clip and hole and leather loop and strop, es represented in the plan hereunto annexed.

Dated at New York city", the eighth day of November, A. D. 1867.

- W. T. HARMAR. Witnesses:

J'. D. REYMEM, Jno. P. `HUDSON. 

